From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishbe in the/a minoritybe in the/a minorityLESSto form less than half of a group Boys are very much in the minority at the dance class. → minority
Examples from the Corpus
be in the/a minority• The critics are in the minority.• But as they processed into the Quire of the royal chapel in June 1988 the ancient families were in a minority.• I was in the minority in finding him a bit tedious.• It is plain, then, why men are in the minority.• As with the children as a whole, the teachers at each end of the spectrum are in the minority.• Steamships were in a minority until about 1890 and in any case tended to take the shorter voyages.• Quentin's supporters were clearly in a minority as the City Council heard arguments for his dismissal.• Prepare to be in the minority.• Minority returns-to areas where they will be in a minority-are more problematic.• In the boardrooms of most big corporations, women are in the minority. 